Physiological and agronomical aspects of phytohormone production by model plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) belonging to the genus Azospirillum

CASSÁN, FABRICIO; VANDERLEYDEN, JOS; SPAEPEN, STIJN

JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

SPRINGER

Lugar: Berlin; Año: 2014

0721-7595

The functional analysis of phytohormone production, interaction and regulation in higher plant has re-emerged in the past 10 years due to spectacular advances in integrative study models. However, plants are not axenic in natural conditions and are usually colonized or influenced directly by different microorganisms such as rhizobacteria of which many have the ability to produce phytohormones. This review summarizes information related to the biosynthesis, metabolism, regulation, physiological role and agronomical impact of phytohormones produced by the model plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) belonging to the genus Azospirillum, considered to be one of the most representative PGPR. We include exhaustive information about the phytohormones auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene and abscisic acid, as well as, the plant growth regulators polyamines and nitric oxide. We deal with their metabolism by Azospirillum sp. in chemically defined medium, in plant-microbe interaction, or in the context of the agronomical use of Azospirillum sp.